How Many People Are Named Skye?
An estimated 26,001 people in the United States have the first name Skye. It is used for both genders, with 89.3% female. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Skye peaked in popularity in 2014 with 946 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Skye as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Skye paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
26,001
About 1 in 13,182 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
89.3% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2014
946 births
Total Registered
26,528
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Skye
Skye is predominantly female (89.3%), though 2,844 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Skye as a male name
Ranked #2,278 in 2024
63 male births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (86 births)
Skye as a female name
Ranked #480 in 2024
642 female births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (887 births)
Skye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Skye span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 8,054 babies were registered. While Skye is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Skye by Decade
How has Skye tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Skye by State
Birth registrations for Skye span all 49 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in North Dakota, Rhode Island, West Virginia. On average, about 446 Skyes were registered per state.
Skye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Skye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Skye
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Skye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Skye?
We estimate approximately 26,001 people named Skye are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 13,182 Americans share this first name.
Is Skye a common name?
Skye is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 26,528 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Skye most popular?
Skye reached peak popularity in 2014, when 946 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Skye is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Skye a female name?
Skye is predominantly female. 89.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Skye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Skye Smith, Skye Johnson, Skye Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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